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Old Wed, Jan-25-17, 09:07
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My understanding is nothing will lower the CAC score, as you said Ken, its calcified, so the calcium deposits are not going anywhere.

Just playing the devil's advocate here, some doctors will now claim that the lowering of LDL cholesterol from statins is not the reason it prevents CVD, but from some unspecified lowering of inflammation. It works, but not for the reason originally thought. And with muscle and joint pain a common problem, they may be more willing to change brands, lower dose, etc until the side effects are eliminated or reduced. But as you have read in this forum, statins also increase the risk of diabetes...and that certainly isn't something you want now after all the good you have done through weight loss and diet changes.

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Note that the fixes for cardiovascular disease primarily involve lowering hyperinsulinemia (mainly via a well-formulated LCHF diet), adequate Magnesium, optimum Omega3:Omega6 ratio, adequate sun exposure/vitamin D and many others. The movie here mainly mentioned meds, a very small part of the risk-reversal story
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